Nestlé Waters North America has requested a permit allowing it to pump up to 1.152 million gallons of water a day from the springs for bottling. Nestlé pays nothing for the water. A request by the Nestlé food company for a new permit to withdraw water from Ginnie Springs in Gilchrist County has led to a raft of questions … [Read more…]
A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of citizens from two very different Michigan communities—picturesque, small town Evart and gritty, industrial Flint— that have found their futures inextricably linked by a threat to the one thing that all life requires: water. In our third short documentary, we explore the growing threat of water privatization … [Read more…]
Source: http://storyofstuff.org/ Nestlé’s “Stolen Springs”: Great news for the embattled town of Fryeburg The Issue: Around the world, Nestlé is threatening local water rights. For nearly a decade, Nestlé has been attempting to strong-arm the town of Fryeburg, Maine, into a 45-year contract to control its spring water. Our response: Thousands of us spoke up … [Read more…]
Popular brands like Aquafina and Dasani source mainly from catastrophically dry parts of the West. —By Julia Lurie | Mon Aug. 11, 2014 6:00 AM EDT Bottled-water drinkers, we have a problem: there’s a good chance that your water comes from California, a state experiencing the third driest year on record. The details of where and … [Read more…]
Shocking statistics surfacing about record busting, low water levels in America’s Great Lakes make no mention of the sale of fresh water supplies by private companies to China, or of President Obama’s executive order and the legal loophole allowing these sales. “Two of the Great Lakes have hit their lowest water levels EVER RECORDED,” the US … [Read more…]
Nestlé CEO Says You Shouldn’t Have the Right to Water!? I have never ever used profanity on my blog, but after seeing this video, I was absolutely appalled and quite frankly enraged at the gall of this idiot that I could not contain my disgust at this man. Nestlé CEO Peter Brabeck, has been caught on video … [Read more…]
Stephen Colbert Exposes Nestlé’s Disturbing Desire To Privatize Water In this incredible clip, Stephen Colbert brings attention to a Nestlé chairman’s chilling comments about water not being a human right, but a commodity that should be privatized. Nestlé’s 68-year-old former CEO and current Chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, says he wants to privatize the water supply because … [Read more…]
Gerber “Nursery Water” is Poisoned with Fluoride – Sign This Petition Today, I am writing another blog post as follow up on my latest post New Hampshire Governor Signs Infant Warning Bill Into Law. I have been an avid opposer of fluoride in drinking water for many years, and I am convinced as many others are that … [Read more…]
By Darcey Rakestraw On April 23, Nestlé announced it had purchased Pfizer’s infant nutrition unit, which will strengthen their ability to sell infant formula in emerging markets, particularly in Asia. The move is not surprising, since 85 percent of Pfizer’s infant nutrition revenues came from developing countries, where Nestlé is also looking to expand its … [Read more…]
Nestlé is at it again; saying one thing and doing another. Today, at its annual shareholders’ meeting, Nestlé is busy touting a rosy new community siting strategy. Yet in Wacissa, Florida, Nestlé is set to pump an estimated 450,000 gallons each day from the pristine Wacissa River just to drive its bottled water profits. Wacissa … [Read more…]